Biotechnology Focus Editor's Pick Article in the Dec 2015/Jan 2016 issue highlights current outsourcing innovations in drug development. GVI-CDS was featured as a CRO with broad clinical development and associated regulatory affairs expertise, coupled with in-depth expertise in clinical development resource procurement and project management.

Innovation In Drug Development and Outsourcing

New drug development costs have steadily risen in the past four to five decades, approaching $3 billion for one new medicine, including the cost of failures. Expanding regulatory requirements over time has been a major cost driver. Shifting disease targets and changing science to better understand those new disease targets, with resulting complexity of the R&D infrastructure, are other major cost drivers. Failure is inherent in new drug development, but success rates have decreased as costs have risen. It is estimated that approximately 10 per cent of molecules that enter clinical testing gain regulatory approval, and a much smaller fraction than that counting the entire R&D process. Decreased success rates and uncertainty about pricing of new medicines has increased the financial risks. The combination of these challenges continue to raise the stakes for new drug development.

— Biotechnology Focus, Innovations in drug development and outsourcing.

GVI Clinical Development Solutions

GVI Clinical Development Solutions is a Clinical Research Organization (CRO) providing high quality clinical and regulatory support to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, medical device and nutraceutical companies.

Under the guidance of our detailed Quality Management System, our experience sets us apart allowing us to deliver to our customers quality data in a shorter period of time and at a lower cost than other CROs.